Belgium and Germany.; Texts and Documents preceded by a Foreword by Henri Davignon.
London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1915. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. The format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. [2], 132 pages, plus covers. Illustrations. Front cover has map of Germany and Belgium. Cover has some wear and soiling. Spine has wear and tears. Texts in English, French, German, and Belgian. Based on 'A Word to the Reader.' We have collected a certain number of texts, facsimiles and other photographs of such a nature as to give an accurate picture of the heroic but deplorable situation of Belgium in the present war....It is not our purpose here, to reply to the systematic propaganda which has been carried on in neutral countries with an energy which is sufficient in itself to condemn it. Nothing is more convincing than the naked truth, and in the case of Belgium, the truth appears in a triple light....The reader will find, first of all, in the following pages, the story of Belgium's claim to independence...We shall next see in what manner Belgium met the threats and actual violation of her rights...Finally, by the contemplation of a long succession of appalling occurrences, we shall know by what systematic cruelty, injustice, and violation of the laws of war and of humanity itself, the aggressor has places a prosperous country under his yoke. The texts which have been reproduced speak for themselves, and may be verified in the historical and juridical works from which they have been collected, or in the newspapers of neutral or hostile countries which have called our attention to them...[and] enable the reader to realize the enormous extent of the damage inflicted on the victims of the invasion. Henri Davignon 1879-1964 was a noted Belgium author. More